Tuesday night, March 12, the Scott County School District 2 Board of trustees hired former Scottsburg High School principal Chris Routt as the school district’s new Chief Financial Officer to replace Casey Brewster. Brewster, who announced his retirement effective this July had been overseeing the district’s finances since he was hired as Chief Financial Officer in the fall of 2022.
Brewster was hired at Scott County from Paoli schools, where he voluntarily resigned after accusations of mismanagement.
A recent audit conducted by the Indiana State Board of Accounts found “Management had not established a proper system of internal controls” within the finances of Scott School District 2
The school system has reportedly overspent between $4-5 million dollars.
The district is seeking bond money to support the overspending. Currently no programs have been cut or staff laid off.
Temporary loan warrants in anticipation of taxes levied in the maximum amount of $4,000,000 for the Operations Fund of the School District 2 were to be offered for sale on Thursday, March 14. The bonds were advertised to be repaid on Dec. 31, of this year from the December settlement of property taxes.